Start Boot Camp VII by joining SMPTE Toronto Section’s June meeting and BBQ. This year we are visiting DOME Productions for a presentation and tour of their latest UHD mobile studio.

http://smptetoronto-bootcamp-vii.eventbrite.ca

With the rapid and wide-ranging changes to managing and delivery of content for Digital Cinema, Television and New Media, this year’s technical seminar focuses on exploring UHD (Ultra High Definition),

HDR (High Dynamic Range), and Live IP technologies and techniques.

Following the first day’s presentations there will be our popular evening tradeshow starting at 5pm. The tradeshow lets you get up close and personal with some of the technology discussed earlier in the day.

Presentations are on tap from: Dome Productions Preserving the Past LLC Snell Advanced Media Sony … and more.

Presentations will be at Ryerson’s George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre. Stadium style seating in the Lecture Theatre provides great views to all attendees and can comfortably seat 380 people.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada – April 16, 2016 SMPTE Toronto Section announces Boot Camp VII Technical Seminar: “PIXELS & PACKETS – Exploring UHD, HDR and Live IP” in Toronto on June 21 and 22, 2016. The Toronto Section of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) is pleased to announce that they will be holding their very popular Boot Camp Technical Seminar. This will be the Section’s 20th Technical Seminar, and the two day event will bring together Canada’s largest technical audience of media technology professionals and industry experts under a common educational theme. Scheduled for June 21 and 22, 2016 and held at Ryerson University in Toronto, this year’s topical umbrella is “PIXELS & PACKETS – Exploring UHD, HDR and Live IP”. Within this arena, presenters will explore new and evolving methods and technologies related to media acquisition, production, presentation and distribution in the professional television, cinema and new media industries. This event represents a tremendous training and networking opportunity for Canada’s engineering and production community, who work at the heart of the nation’s 17 billion dollar Television, Cinema and Media industries. As in the past, it is organized and operated by volunteers from SMPTE’s Toronto Section, with a non-commercial editorial process at the heart of its paper selection process. The previous six Boot Camps have been well attended, with audiences in excess of 100 attendees. As in past years, this year’s Boot Camp will feature top tier Keynote speakers, a comfortable and intimate industry tradeshow, and technology demonstrations. The event will kick off the evening of Monday June 20th, with a Toronto Section combined BBQ and UHD Mobile Studio Tour.

Attending: The event is open to SMPTE members and non-members. This year’s event will include two catered lunches, coffee breaks, conference bag, and access to papers presented at the conference. For more details please go to: www.smpte.org/sections/toronto/events/boot-camp-vii.

Call for Papers: The Organizing Committee is soliciting proposals for technical papers. Interested authors are invited to email: smptepapers@gmail.com with their submission. Call for papers information is available at: https://goo.gl/hwOrxs.

Sponsorship: There are still limited sponsorship opportunities available. Interested companies are invited to email: smptesponsors@gmail.com. Sponsorship information is available at: https://goo.gl/mQEWD2.